Beet harvester



NOV. 18,1930. w EVERSMAN 1,781,919

BEET HARVESTER Filed Dec. 19, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 18, 1930. w.EVERSMAN 1,781,919

BEET HARVESTER I Filed Dec. 19, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 v I anon n 3Sheets-Sheet 35 L. w. EVERSMAN BEET HARVESTER Filed Dec. 19, 1927 Nov.18, 1930.

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are placed. These discs are also dished and Provided With u ardlyextending serrated edges 43 which act toengage the beet stalks V andclimb upon the'beet so as to accurately means ofapair of spur gearsf58,6

the beet.

All of the topping mechanism iscarried 'tlOl lQi ried' in a bracket 47fr. h m Gland the guide'discs fl2'are thereposition the cutting disgbefore it enters firem fl a r me 6lWh Qh s un a ly pivoted at 44 to abracket 455,911 the frame 10, so that it nay'rnove any direction.thereon. The rfl ting frame Glis normally.

el l-inye igi ie i m ms bre in ofsprifngsf lfiiw 7 h "alsdact'th, MPR011,v apgri'ts Weight. Thejcuttingdise 4:1 is car;

heeet n tim from in spring brackets 48;

The eutti jg disc 41 s'driven by vertical;

shaft 49 having a universal joint 50K The,

u d discs ar lr v e by ert e l' haits 51 having universal joints 52.;Powerf ssup} plied to all of'the discs from the wit e ses 20 throughtheinedium iof the bevel dr ye gear22 and a shortstu d shaftleaiwhihcommuni t s h o gh It tai 9 merease with a u vers l sha t- 55 ie ee aesa shaft is provided with aumyersal jo nt 5.6

pee e e m ely "t e 1 9 eel;

piyot ii of the fioatinggirameti;

. The, universal sh ft The ts r ica shaft 1 tate' in unison but inopposite ,drr'

on. "Olneof the shaftsh5l is'p ad i i nal plit s e s w-estates f sp t?see 05 1 h 'en 'ical Shaf 4a in construction causes fall'ofthe im ginedinally simultaneously with the guide j moving:

Lemmas a ent In use, the 'inachine is drawn e1 lbeet e hat e be ts w llp telh E siibstantially wid r the center of the machine. its the tops ofthe" beets strike guide discs 42, the discs will because of theirrotation, 'clirhb' upon the beet," raising thei:

floating frame 61;" and the serrated edges of the drivingdiscs willengage the beet foliage andswing the floating franie so that the beet:

will pass centrally between .the' two guide discs. The cutting disc 41has now been ac curately positioned and enters the beetaud' cuts-the toptherefrom. ,7

I is sired to, c l a tentxeeto the feet; t a e t p l a ways be We e aumfe i depth dete min d by the; permeates; vfl? w .o i o te'h r tes thee ite shaft49 through a pair of miteiigears'53". L l I w o. s

lae aeereeere secured by le t en guide disc 41 with relation to thecutting edge of the cutting disc 42. Should the beet be unusually wideor have an unusually thick stem of foliage the guide discs 42 will beuniformly forced apart as they pass the stem owing to the fact'that theyare mounted in the resilient spring brackets 4,8, so that they wi llallowithel bj t to pass freely between them. I

After'the topping operation, the topped b et-s by the plows raisedfrom-the ground and deposited on the ele- 'yator '23; The beet tops andfoliage pass rearwardly between top guide plates 62 w v whichdirect themto one side of the machine.

The t9Q-ge d9P es62 ext nd fr m ee hea efft e guide de eit nd icen eeferee-M 1) 0 a s st. in guiding' hef ame 6 ggthat he 'eet' op 'w l passb we n, h

"wil i 2 a betwee eases; p ef t e-setting dies 45 t e ide, pl'a areprovided" wan a floor 63 .suupprts t esevered top nt they are'd postedol are sid 0t them'a iiin' Eee d t na l qpfent ti bet een li lg liil-iia t through; v

i The outwardly e en ing e ted edges 4,3] 11, the guid diets 21w? .Ye 'ympe an it he" a low he 17 5 ex entli nwe d y aver the'b will e fete? thePPYiQLi iers th re'- eet'top to a proper position for con- .Wifih heoliag so that e et ng awe-nee m be Pteee y gn d;

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' ti g thus de cr be he, l iY g i in-i h fi a rea est ra ly reset uni euide w ee s at he Qrwa diext1-em'- rea -ext emity o fixed framefall ofsaid wheels acting to support said fixed frame in a substantiallyhorizontal as ie a re .tica ly ih ged ame With said'fixed' framefl the'hiiig point being adjacent'the forward extremity of both said a; pacinf ame p s one Withins idihin edeafie, saunte fram e g hfii' ea saidfixed frame; feri both verticarried-by 'saidhinged frame guiding means 5illustrated herein, it

A bee digg ng topping machine" 1:1 t i 1,781,919 r I g said fixed framein a substantially horizontal tion being arranged in alignment with theposition; a Vertically hinged frame within hinge between said fixedframe and said floatsaid fixed frame, the hinge point beingadja- 'i nfran1e.. 7. I cent the forward extremity of both said in testimonywhereof,I afllXIflS1 nature." frames; a floating frame positioned within7 LEWIS W, EVE said hinged frame, said latter frame being -7 Q v hingedfrom said fixed frame for both vertical and horizontal movement; diggingi means carried by said hinged frame;-guiding means carried by'saidfloating frame; top- I pingmeans carried by said floating frame;

and spring means acting between." said fixed frame and said floatingframe to maintain the latter normallyin alignment "with the I V former.I 1 I I a a a I 3. A beet digging and" topping maohine comprising: asubstantially rectangular fixed frame; guide wheels at the forwardextremity of said fixed frame; power wheels adj acent therearwardextremity of said fixed- I frame, all of said wheels acting tosupport said fixed frame in a substantially horizontal position; avertically hinged frame within I said fixed frame, the hingepoint beingadj acent} the forward extremity of both said frames; a floating framepositioned within said hinged frame, said latter frame being hinged fromsaid fixed frame for both Vertical and horizontal movement; diggingmeans I I carried by said hinged frame; apair of angu-L i larly placedguide discs carr ed by sa1d floating frameso as to' guide it overa rowof beets; a rotary knife supportedfrom'fsaid' floating frame; andmeansfor transmitting power from said power wheels to saidfloatcomprising: asubstantially rectangular fixed frame; guide wheels at the forwardextremity of said fixed frame; power wheels adja-, cent the rearwardextremity of said fixed frame, all of'said wheels acting to support saidfixed frame, in a substantially horizontal I position; a verticallyhinged frame-Within said fixed frame, the hinge point being adj a-' Icent the forward extremity of both said frames; a' floating framepositioned within j said hinged frame, said latterframe being. hingedfrom said fixed frame for both Verti i v cal'and horizontal movement;digging means carried by said hinged frame; a pair of angularly placedguide discs carried by saidfloat ing frame so as to guideit over arrowof beets;

a rotary knife supported from said'floating I. frame; and means fortransmittingpower from said power wheels to said floating frame a iforrotating saidguide discs and said rotary knife; said latter meanscomprising: alateral' I shaft extending'across said-fixed frame adja-f acent thehinges between said fixed frame and V said hinged and floating'framw; meanslfor driving said shaft from said power wheels; f and auniversal-connect on between sa1d shaft f I v and sa1d fixed frame, sa1dumversal-connec- 7105 III 7 izo f

